The Lady From Istanbul (Aired August 28, 1949)
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Rocky Jordan (Jack Moyles/George Raft) is the proprietor of the Café Tambourine located, according to the announcer, "not far from the Mosque Sultan Hassan," though he is originally from St. Louis. As an American restaurateur in a North African country, Jordan is somewhat similar to the Rick Blaine character in the film Casablanca, though the Café Tambourine is apparently a much less salubrious venue than Rick's Bar. The announcer describes it as being "Crowded with forgotten men, and alive with the babble of many languages". Each episode sees Jordan confronted with a "crime, a mystery, a beautiful woman, or a combination of the three". Precisely why Jordan is in Egypt is left deliberately vague, though he apparently has enemies in St. Louis so can't go back home. Sam Sabaaya (Jay Novello) is the police captain who apprehends the criminals at the end of each adventure.
THIS EPISODE:
August 28, 1949. CBS Pacific network. "The Lady From Istanbul". Sponsored by: Del Monte Foods. A beautiful woman with no past brings adventure to Rocky in old Cairo. Jack Moyles, E. Jack Neuman (author), Larry Roman (adaptor), Gomer Cool (adaptor), Jay Novello, Cliff Howell (producer, director), Richard Aurandt (composer, conductor), Larry Thor (announcer). 29:47. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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